diff --git a/pkg/registry/apis/folders/validate.go b/pkg/registry/apis/folders/validate.go
index 53c32a356fe..f63583b872c 100644
--- a/pkg/registry/apis/folders/validate.go
+++ b/pkg/registry/apis/folders/validate.go
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ func validateOnDelete(ctx context.Context,
 
 	for _, v := range resp.Stats {
 		if v.Count > 0 {
-			return folder.ErrFolderNotEmpty.Errorf("folder is not empty, contains %d resources", v.Count)
+			return folder.ErrFolderNotEmpty.Errorf("folder is not empty, contains %d %s.%s", v.Count, v.Group, v.Resource)
 		}
 	}
 	return nil